malcolm waldron

Carried on to the pitch by the medical team to score the 90+7 winner at Wembley in the play-off final would be a good way for him to contribute this season...

My source (who I'd love to name but obviously i can't) tells me we're "relaxed" about transfer activity - and he hasn't seen us this "relaxed" since Les kept spouting all that relaxed guff in the Telegraph, 24 hours before we gift-wrapped a bargain basement Sadio deal to the Scousers in 2016.

I thought the Man City away game a couple of years go put that idea to bed....or am I getting my matches confused?

The only thing i disgree with you in that sentence is the word partly. EVERY time he prepares to receive the ball, or sets himself up following a first touch is with his body fully in field (i.e. back parallel with the touchline). As a result every ball is passed in field, condensing the play, or he is forced to run in field with the ball, condensing the play. This happens every time and so he must be being coached to do this. Why? Is it to create space outside him? I don't know but I'd love someone to tell me.

I always thought Niemi was "funnished......"

Absolutely agree with this point. I didn't go to the tactics evening but did RM explain why we appear to play in a style that allows the opposition to reset and line up in a low block before we arrive over the half way line?

Don't want to nit pick but are you American?! Agree with the rest of your post btw.

Saw this for the first time very early on in the Leicester game (obviously we were already a goal down) and was worried about what it means when mistakes are made. I think there were 3 occasions in that first half when it was Smallbone scrambling back with Mavididi (?) sprinting behind him and luckily managing to get a pass back to Bazunu. We're all seeing this problem so clearly - so why the hell are the players being asked to set up in this suicidal way?

We had one of those in the first half - I think on Tuesday. Fairly sure it was what you're calling 'a break' - when Edozie had the ball in our half with wide open space ahead. I for one was delighted when he promptly stopped, waited and then slowly passed the ball backwards. Why is this? Well there was a high percentage chance he'd have lost the ball in the red zone and thus left us disadvantaged in our against the ball transition phase. The double pivot vs single pivot inverted full backs would then be out of the game leaving the opposition with a clear sight of goal. Hopefully Edozie won't try the 'break' tactic again in matchday 8.......

Martin will simply say "we don't worry about how other teams play, we're only concerned about how we play' won't he?! Kick off will be interesting. If Ipswich win the toss then I know what I'd do - let us kick off with the knowledge that there'll be a strong chance of us conceding a goal within the next 60 seconds. God - I started the season full of positivity, but Friday was so draining. And if Smallbone is the only cover when we have a corner then it's clear we're learnt nothing. QPR cottoned on to this last month, and since then we've conceded at least two from the same approach. Madness..... 3-1 to Saints. 💪

Still 8 hours to go - they'll be back in.

More likely the Dad desperately volunteering to be the one to pick up little Jean-Pierre from Sekou's house after tea.....

Any chance you could do my driveway - and bring that bottle of Burgundy with you too......?

I thought he was 'finished'......? (That's one for the kids.)

I admire your optimism.....

But is he a sick 'baller though.....?

A well thought out and reasoned post, until the sentence highlighted. I was under the impression that we had a large amount of debt (through an MSD loan?) a massive reduction in income following relegation, and are facing up to the challenge of recovering transfer fee outgoings wasted during last years crazy dealings. The sales during this window will cover some of the latter - but I'm not sure we're wealthy at all.......

Can anyone let me know if Liverpool have tabled an improved offer on Lavia recently? And how much Sky Sports understands the new offer is....??

I've not seen anything of Manning yet. Don't want to write him off too early but he's not impressed me and I fear we've been mugged off by Swansea here who saw us coming. That money could have been better spent with proven CL or top level Prem experience. Don't get me started on the young lad we've just this minute signed from Man City as he's been equally non-existent.

Exactly - predominantly Northern grounds with the factory smoke still hanging around at 3 pm on a Saturday.

Was that in possession, out of possession, or against the ball as i think the hipsters call it these days? And whatever point I'm trying to make (even I'm not sure) we're talking about against Grimsby aren't we?

Does anyone know yet if the first game of the season at 8pm kick off on a Friday night is on Sky?

But not as high a ceiling as Adam Armstrong reportedly (or am I mangling the Broja / AA comparison from about 18 months ago??).

My sources are telling me the same thing. You've got to admire the club here for taking bold and decisive action and sacking a manager that's not been appointed yet. Rasmus obviously had his scouts watching RM recently - and can't have been impressed with how for example he got his family to the airport and on to the plane, his communication skills in a second language at check-in when asking for a bigger room with. a sea view (which by the way he'd paid a healthy premium to have when booking last year), and generally how he carried himself poolside and then at the sea food buffet in the evening. Rasmus has taken plenty of flak this year but he's obviously listened and has invented an innovative way of avoiding paying compensation. Coming to a TED talk near you soon.

Did we ever find out what 'Romeo done" meant - or is that one for the kidz?